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Arcus FM has launched its Pathway to Net Zero strategy which will provide the business with a clear, measurable, and data-driven framework to ensure that its operations are net zero by 2040, and impact is substantially reduced by 2030.
Arcus says it has had a strong focus on environment and sustainability for several years, not just in the business’ own practices, but also within its customer base. This includes Arcus electrifying its fleet and running internal campaigns to drive down business mileage and reduce waste, along with deploying proprietary technology to uncover and reduce a customer’s energy and carbon usage and impact.
However, as a business and working with the SFMI (Sustainable Facilities Management Index) to benchmark against others, Arcus has recognised that to have a real and lasting impact, it must move beyond individual initiatives and build an all-encompassing plan to have a material impact.
This is not only vital for the planet, says Arcus but for its customers too – as all of Arcus’ scope 1 emissions contribute to the scope three emissions of its customers – making actions like these vital across full supply chains in every industry.
The Net Zero Pathway shows the targeted positive environmental and sustainability impact Arcus plans to have over the coming years, and each year, progress against that target will be measured and transparently reported through the brand’s Sustainability Impact Report.
The final area of activity that Arcus is taking, is to ensure that its data and impact are externally verified and fully transparent. To this end, Arcus FM has responded to the Science Based Target initiative’s (SBTi) urgent call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5°C and net-zero through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign. Arcus has committed to set near-term company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science with the SBTi, and will be submitting baseline and targeted reduction data to them for validation over the coming months.
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